Not many players
Can claim they were swapped for a
Forty-eight year old
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| 1989 Fleer #405 Don Gordon |
Gordon was the "Player To Be Named Later" in a 1987 trade where Cleveland sent future Hall of Famer Phil Niekro to Toronto. Niekro was 48 years old at then time and would only appear in 4 more games.
Source: Baseball Reference
I haven't looked at Don's numbers, but getting traded for a guy who only played four more games sounds even worse than getting traded for a 48 year-old. Toronto must not have had much faith in his future potential.
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